Press Information Bureau Government of IndiaMinistry of Social Justice & Empowerment23-April-2013 17:11 IST

Inclusion of Castes in OBC List

Inclusion of
castes/communities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes is a
continuous process. The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment notifies
castes/ communities in the Central List of OBCs for different States/Union
Territories on the basis of advice tendered by the National Commission for
Backward Classes (NCBC) under Section 9(1) of the NCBC Act, 1993. Gurjar /
Gujjar /Goojar /Gujarcaste/community is already listed in the Central List of OBCs in
the 12 States/UTs.Proposals for inclusion of castes/communities
in the Central List of Other Backward Classes, as and when, received from
various States/Organisations/individuals, are forwarded to the NCBC for
appropriate action.The Advice of the
NCBC has been received for inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List
of OBCs for different States/Union Territories. Details are:

Statement showing
advice received from NCBC for
inclusion of castes/communities in the Central List of OBCs for different
States/Union Territories

S.No.

Name of State/UT

New Entries

Addition of sub castes/communities or
synonyms of castes in the existing Entries

Total

1.

Andhra Pradesh

4

-

4

2.

Goa

1

-

1

3.

Himachal Pradesh

2

2

4

4.

Jharkhand

2

-

2

5.

Karnataka

4

5

9

6.

Kerala

2

2

4

7.

Maharashtra

-

2

2

8.

Tamil Nadu

1

4

5

9.

West Bengal

37

-

37

10.

NCT of Delhi

3

6

9

11.

Puducherry

-

1

1

Total

56

22

78

An
"entry" for this purpose includes caste, its synonyms and sub-castes.

This
information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment, ShriP. BalramNaikin a
written reply to a question in LokSabha today.